Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2014 National Report Now Available | OJJDP

This OJJDP-funded report presents data and research on juvenile offending and victimization and explores the juvenile justice system’s response. The report includes comprehensive information on juvenile population characteristics, juvenile victims, juvenile offenders, juvenile involvement with the system through law enforcement, courts, and corrections, and more.

William J. Sabol, Ph.D., was recently introduced as the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the National Institute of Justice announced Dr. Nancy Rodriguez as its new Director. Both were nominated for their positions by President Barack Obama in 2014.

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